Thursday, July 24 2008
BABS MOOSSA WINS GRADUATION STAKES
Halo Farms’ Babs Moossa responded to the strong urging of jockey Garrett Gomez to get up in the final strides and nose out 7-5 favored Triumphant Flight in today’s featured $136,000 Graduation Stakes for California-bred two-year-olds.
Outrun in the early furlongs of the 5 1/2 furlong dash, Babs Moossa, the 3-1 second choice, rallied into contention in the upper stretch and then wore down Triumphant Flight for the photo finish triumph.
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Del Mar Stable Notes 7/23/8
FULL FIELD OF 10 OAKS PROSPECTS TO LINE UP FOR SAN CLEMENTE
Ten 3-year-old fillies with dreams of running in the Grade I, $400,000 Del Mar Oaks on Saturday, August 16, will head for the starting gate Saturday for the 41st edition of the Grade II, $150,000 San Clemente Handicap at a mile on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
Heading the field are a couple of unplaced runners -- Bel Air Sizzle and Missit -- from Hollywood Park's Grade I American Oaks, Honeymoon Handicap winner Misty Ocean and Hollywood Oaks third-place finisher Tasha's Miracle.
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Tuesday, July 22 2008
Del Mar Stable Notes 7/21/8
LAVA MAN FANS MAY HAVE SEEN LAST OF HIM AT THE RACES
It's not official, and it might not happen right now, but there's a good chance that Lava Man may have raced for the last time, in Sunday's Grade I Eddie Read Handicap.
The 7-year-old warrior finished last of six in the 1 1/8-mile turf race and the owners -- STD Stable and Jason Wood -- expect to make a decision soon on his future.
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Monday, July 21 2008
MONZANTE RALLIES TO WIN EDDIE READ HANDICAP
Monzante, well-regarded at 3-1 under jockey Rafael Bejarano, unleashed a brilliant burst of speed in the stretch to win today's featured Grade I $400,000 Eddie Read Handicap for older grass horses.
Last in the early stages of the mile and one-eighth race over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course, Monzante was steered to the outside entering the stretch and proceeded to run past his five rivals in winning by a half-length in 1:46.53. According to Trakus, the winner ran his final furlong in a blistering 10.93 seconds.
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Del Mar Stable Notes 7/20/8
AT LEAST TWO FROM SAN DIEGO HEADING TO PACIFIC CLASSIC
Winner Well Armed and runner-up Surf Cat are on their way to Del Mar's signature event, the Grade I, $1-million Pacific Classic Sunday, August 24, following solid showings in Saturday's Grade II San Diego Handicap.
The winner had not run since finishing third in the Dubai World Cup March 29 but the long layoff obviously didn't create a problem for the front-running 5-year-old son of double Breeders' Cup Classic winner Tiznow. He won in gate-to-wire fashion under perfect handling by Aaron Gryder, who has ridden the horse in all six of his starts in the United States after two seasons in the United Arab Emirates.
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Thursday, July 17 2008
KILDERRY, DIXIE CHATTER WIN BEFORE RECORD OPENING-DAY CROWD
In front of the largest opening-day crowd in Del Mar history -- 43,459, Irish-bred Kilderry, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, and Dixie Chatter, under Richard Migliore, won divisions of the featured Oceanside Stakes.
Kilderry, sent postward at 5-1, barely held off the closing charge of Moral Compass and jockey Garrett Gomez to win by a nose in the opening section of the one- mile race for three-year-olds. Kilderry, who paid $12.60, ran the distance in 1:35.45.
Jungle Wave was third
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Wednesday, July 16 2008
Del Mar Stable Notes 7/16/8
MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER SURF CAT HEADS SAN DIEGO 'CAP FIELD
Multiple graded stakes winner Surf Cat, looking to surpass the million-dollar earnings mark, heads a field of 10 for Saturday's 67th edition of the San Diego Handicap at 1 1/16 miles on the main track.
A victory in the Grade II, $300,000 race would not only send the son of Sir Cat well beyond $1 million in purse money but would guarantee him a spot in the new Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile as a part of the "Win and You're In" series.
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Tuesday, July 15 2008
Del Mar Stable Notes 7/15/08
NEW 'KING OF THE NORTH' HOPES FOR BIG DEL MAR MEET
William E. Morey, who knocked Jerry Hollendorfer from his perennial perch atop the Golden Gate Fields trainers' standings, has 12 horses stabled at Del Mar as he hopes to build on that title for a solid meet at the shore.
Hollendorfer had won 32 straight trainer titles at the Northern California oval going back to 1986.
"It feels really good," said Morey, son of longtime trainer William E. Morey Jr. "It was a long time coming. Jerry's done very well for himself, both north and south [at the three Southern California venues]. Eventually, somebody was going to do it and I'm glad it was me."
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